A grey Ford Explorer heading southbound struck the passenger side door of the Murano.

The driver of the Explorer, a 23-year-old man, was taken to Kings County Hospital in stable condition. Sources told 1010 WINS the man is an off-duty police officer.

The driver and the passenger in the Murano were taken to Brookdale Hospital, where they were pronounced dead on arrival, police said.

They have been identified as corrections officers for the city.

“This morning all of the men and women of the NYC Department of Correction are mourning the deaths of CO Tiffany Underwood, 31, and CO Africaque Smith, 43. An untimely death is always a tragedy and often feels more so during the holiday season. I speak for everyone when I extend heartfelt condolences to our two officers’ families, friends and coworkers,” DOC Commissioner Dora Schriro said in a statement to 1010 WINS Sunday morning.